The city of Paulicéia in Brazil’s São Paulo state, in partnership with Humane Society International, joined the global Meatless Monday movement committing to offering exclusively plant-based meals at all its public schools one day a week. This program will impact approximately 120,000 meals a year.

The EU must make encouraging a shift away from meat-heavy diets towards more plant-based foods an urgent policy priority, in order to tackle climate change, improve consumer health and protect animal welfare, said MEPs and experts from industry, research and innovation.

Billions of people are called to take a green step towards reducing their carbon footprint for World Environment Day. One easy, fun and delicious way for anyone to participate is to indulge in plant-based foods.

HSI/Canada called on the Canadian delegation to the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to work with other nations to combat human-induced climate change by addressing the significant impacts of animal agriculture on the environment.

In light of a new report from the United Nations on the devastating impacts of raising tens of billions of animals for food, HSI again called for increased attention to animal welfare and ecological sustainability in agriculture and a worldwide reduction in meat consumption.

The Kyoto Protocol survived the United Nations’ climate change conference (COP 17/CMP 7) in Durban, which ended by also opening the door to major advances toward increased food security and more animal welfare-friendly, equitable, and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems.

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